2023 LSU Tigers baseball team


The 2023 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium and won their 7th national championship.

Previous season

The Tigers finished 40–22, 17–13 in the SEC to finish in second place in the Western division in Jay Johnson’s first season. The Tigers went 1–2 in the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. The Tigers were seeded second in the Hattiesburg Regional of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they finished 2–2 before being eliminated by top regional seed, and 11th overall seed, Southern Miss.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Outfielder and designated hitter, Dylan Crews and Tommy White, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team.

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.
1LSU88
2Texas A&M69
3Arkansas68
4Ole Miss64
5Alabama34
6Auburn33
7Mississippi State29

Offseason

Signing Day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for LSU in 2023.

2022 MLB draft

Four LSU players were drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
16Jacob Berry3BMiami Marlins
278Cade Doughty2BToronto Blue Jays
5160Eric ReyzelmanRHPNew York Yankees
12359Paul GervaseRHPNew York Mets

Personnel

Starters

DayNo.Player.Year
Friday20Paul SkenesJunior
Saturday9Ty FloydJunior
Sunday24Thatcher HurdSophomore